Asuncion vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1308
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2082
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$2324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	462K	1.73M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 60% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6560th and 1659th ($847 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Spain, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6137th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Barcelona

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	Asuncion	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$16301

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812